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March 19, 2014

1st Annual South Florida Winter Champs – Report

Coral Springs RC Track hosted the first annual South Florida Winter Championship and they did not disappoint. Friday morning racers were greeted with a fresh new layout and amazing weather. Without a cloud in the forecast racers began to arrive early Friday morning for early practice and to get there cars dialed in for the weekend. Saturdays race program would bring 3 qualifiers, rocket round style and some fierce competition with over 190 entries. By mid morning the track was well grooved and racers qualifying times continued to improve. Sunday the dust was settled and the mains were set.

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March 19, 2014

Reds Racing 2014 R5 engine range

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Reds Racing have new R5 buggy engines available in the form of the R5T Team Edition and the R5 Racer. The 2014 versions both feature a new front ball bearing with improved sealing and better durability, a redesigned crankcase with wider fins close to the exhaust makes for better cooling and the power plants also come with a new combustion camber insert and cooling head. The R5T Team Edition is hand-tuned by Mario Rossi and comes with a silicone-filled, balanced and tuned crankshaft, rear ceramic bearing, RDC hard-coated backplate, 5-port sleeve with exhaust port booster and a long needle carburettor. Before leaving the factory the engine is hand inspected and compression checked for maximized performance.

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March 19, 2014

Brand & Moon win at Tennessee State Championship

ROCCK Raceway located in Knoxville, TN hosted the Tennessee State Championship bringing in over 150 entries from Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky and other surrounding states. JConcept’s Shay Brand was able to TQ in Pro eBuggy with his Mugen MBX7-Eco. In Pro Buggy Shay was able to finish up qualifying 2nd overall, behind Cole Ogden, running his MBX7. Mark Moon was able to TQ in the Open 2WD Short Course class and later took his TQ spot to victory. In Pro eBuggy Shay Brand converted his TQ position into a win while finishing 2nd in Pro Buggy.

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March 19, 2014

Speed Power E801B 1/8 electric buggy

Speed Power introduce the E801B 1/8th scale electric off-road ARTR buggy kit. The vehicle builds on a tough aluminium chassis with 3-differential shaft drivetrain, it features aluminium suspension mounts with moulded inserts for easy setup adjustments and it comes with aluminium shock towers and spring steel CVD driveshafts. Included are also hardened steel main, crown and spur gears, big bore shock absorbers with rubber boots, a carbon fibre differential and steering support plate as well as a clear polycarbonate bodyshell. The buggy comes factory assembled and without the needed RC components, speedo, motor and batteries.

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March 19, 2014

MCD Racing camber & ride height gauges

MCD Racing have new setup tool for large scale cars available in the form of a camber and ride height gauge. The camber gauge allows measuring the wheel’s camber angles in a -10 to +10 degree range while the ride height tool measures in a 20mm to 70mm range. An extended arm allows to virtually measure on all parts of the chassis for improved usability and precision. The tools are made from high-impact plastic and work with 1/5 and 1/6 scale cars, buggies and trucks.

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March 19, 2014

Matias & Coelho win at Portuguese off-road nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the Portuguese 1/10th electric off-road nationals took place at the GodinTT race track with 18 entries in 2WD and 27 in the 4WD class. The track proofed to be very challenging with its high grip astroturf surface and loads of bumps. In the 2WD class Miguel Matias pretty much dominated the competition and he took quite an easy win as he did in round 1. Nuno Roque and Arnaldo Guedes completed the top 3 result.

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March 19, 2014

Alexander Hagberg continues with Orcan

Xray factory driver Alexander Hagberg has re-signed his contract with Orcan, the German company announces. Alexander will continue to use Orcan’s nitro engines, such as the newly designed .12 RS3-MH, fuel, mufflers and other accessories for this 2014 nitro on-road campaign. The 24 year old Swede is focused on the 200 I.C. World Championship in Bangkok this year and he will also compete at the European Championships and selected races of the Euro Nitro Series ENS as well as local races. This is what Alexander has to say about the deal:

For 2014, being a worlds year for the 200mm IC class, it will be more important than ever to have a good and reliable engine set-up. I will continue with my Orcan deal throughout this season, using engines, mufflers, fuel and accessories from the German brand at all my nitro races. I want to thank Bertram Kessler and SMI for this opportunity, and I am looking forward to EC, WC, ENS and Swedish Cup races together with this sponsor.

Source: Orcan [orcan.de]

March 18, 2014

Jerome Sartel wins at RCMag Brushless Tour Rd1

The first round of the French 1/8th electric off-road championships, called the RC Mag Brushless Tour, took place last weekend at the multi-surface track of Sucy-en-Brie. Of the 150 drivers 124 attended in the E-buggy class forcing the organisers to run 14 car heats in order to finish the qualifiers and finals in time. Agama’s Jerome Sartel was the man to beat in the buggy and truggy classes as the took the TQ in the 6 minute qualifiers and while he won four out of the four finals in the truggy class, the buggy race was a bit more exciting as he battled with Renaud Monin and Stephane Deroch for the win. At the end Jerome came in 1st in the second and fourth leg handing him the win in front of Renaud and Stephane. In the truggy class Philippe Schlafmunter and Antonio Carvalho completed the podium. The 1/10th short course class had Stephane Deroch taking the win from Samy Fevre and Julien Offenburger. The next round will take place in Montpellier on the weekend of the 13th of April.

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